Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso were to officially quit the West African bloc Ecowas Wednesday, severing ties after years of ...

President Trump’s reversal on a spending freeze. The White House yesterday walked back President Trump’s order to freeze ...

More than a century later, on April 14, 1979, the rice riot occurred, just when the country's economy was growing at an astronomical level from an annual rate of about two percent in 1961 to its ...

The President of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Touray has said that the Authority of the Head of State and Government of ECOWAS will determine the ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military ...

Three junta-led nations have left the regional economic bloc ECOWAS, citing alleged French influence on the group. Burkina ...

The three junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known ...

The loss of three founding members will "weaken ECOWAS's ability to regulate political crises in the regional area", Gilles Yabi, founder of the West African think tank Wathi, told AFP.

3d. Fostering regional solidarity: The ECOWAS-backed court symbolises collective accountability, reinforcing solidarity among member states to address crimes against humanity. By supporting The ...

ECOWAS member states believe that you can pass in your goods, and your movement should not be restricted. And that is the soft immigration policies I am talking about. So, the tendency of the ...

On 15 December 2024, the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, approved the Statute of the “Special ...

Key implications include: Enhanced trade networks: Leveraging BRICS’ trade links could expand market access for ECOWAS member states, especially in sectors like energy, agriculture, and technology.